Thirty-first government of Israel
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Date formed | 4 May 2006 |
Date dissolved | 31 March 2009 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Moshe Katsav (until 1 July 2007) Shimon Peres (since 1 July 2007) |
Head of government | Ehud Olmert |
Member party | Kadima Labor Party Shas Gil Yisrael Beiteinu (November 2006–16 January 2008) |
Status in legislature | Coalition government |
Opposition party | Likud |
Opposition leader | Binyamin Netanyahu |
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Election(s) | 2006 |
Legislature term(s) | 17th Knesset |
Predecessor | Thirtieth government |
Successor | thirty-second government |
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The thirty-first government of Israel was formed by Ehud Olmert on 4 May 2006, following Kadima's victory in the March elections. His coalition initially included the Labor Party, Shas and Gil,[1] and held 67 of the 120 seats in the Knesset. The 11-seat Yisrael Beiteinu joined the coalition in November 2006, but left on 16 January 2008 in protest at peace talks with the Palestinian National Authority.[2] With the inclusion of the Labor Party's Raleb Majadele as a Minister without Portfolio on 29 January 2007, it became the first Israeli cabinet to have a Muslim minister.[3] The makeup of the coalition resulted in a center-left government.[4][5]
The government held office until Benjamin Netanyahu formed the thirty-second government on 31 March 2009, following elections the month before.
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Cabinet members[]
Position | Person | Party | |
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Prime Minister | Ehud Olmert | Kadima | |
Vice Prime Minister | Shimon Peres (until 13 June 2007)1 | Kadima | |
Haim Ramon | Kadima | ||
Acting Prime Minister | Tzipi Livni | Kadima | |
Deputy Prime Minister | Ehud Barak (from 18 June 2007)2 | Labor Party | |
Avigdor Lieberman (30 October 2006 – 18 January 2008) | Yisrael Beiteinu | ||
Shaul Mofaz | Kadima | ||
Amir Peretz (until 18 June 2007)2 | Labor Party | ||
Eli Yishai | Shas | ||
Minister of Agriculture | Shalom Simhon | Labor Party | |
Minister of Communications | Ariel Atias | Shas | |
Minister of Defense | Amir Peretz (until 18 June 2007)2 | Labor Party | |
Ehud Barak (from 18 June 2007)2 | Labor Party | ||
Minister of Development of the Negev and Galilee | Shimon Peres (until 13 June 2007)1 | Kadima | |
Ya'akov Edri (from 4 July 2007) | Kadima | ||
Minister of Diaspora, Society and the fight against Anti-semitism | Isaac Herzog (from 21 March 2007) | Labor Party | |
Minister of Education, Culture and Sport | Yuli Tamir | Labor Party | |
Minister of the Environment | Gideon Ezra | Kadima | |
Minister of Finance | Avraham Hirschson (until 3 July 2007) | Kadima | |
Roni Bar-On (from 4 July 2007) | Kadima | ||
Minister of Foreign Affairs | Tzipi Livni | Kadima | |
Minister of Health | Ya'akov Ben-Yezri | Gil | |
Minister of Housing and Construction | Meir Sheetrit (until 4 July 2007) | Kadima | |
Ze'ev Boim (from 4 July 2007) | Kadima | ||
Minister of Immigrant Absorption | Ze'ev Boim (until 4 July 2007) | Kadima | |
Ya'akov Edri (4 July 2007 – 14 July 2008) | Kadima | ||
Eli Aflalo (from 14 July 2008) | Kadima | ||
Minister of Industry, Trade and Labour | Eli Yishai | Shas | |
Minister of Internal Affairs | Roni Bar-On (until 4 July 2007) | Kadima | |
Meir Sheetrit (from 4 July 2007) | Kadima | ||
Minister of Internal Security | Avi Dichter | Kadima | |
Minister of Justice | Haim Ramon (until 22 August 2006) | Kadima | |
Tzipi Livni (29 November 2006 – 7 February 2007) | Kadima | ||
Daniel Friedmann | Not an MK | ||
Minister of National Infrastructure | Binyamin Ben-Eliezer | Labor Party | |
Minister of Pensioner Affairs | Rafi Eitan | Gil | |
Minister of Religious Affairs | Yitzhak Cohen (from 14 January 2008) | Shas | |
Minister of Science, Culture and Sport | Ophir Pines-Paz (until 1 November 2006)3 | Labor Party | |
Raleb Majadele (from 21 March 2007) | Labor Party | ||
Minister of Strategic Affairs | Avigdor Lieberman (30 October 2006 – 18 January 2008) | Yisrael Beiteinu | |
Minister of Tourism | Isaac Herzog (until 21 March 2007) | Labor Party | |
Yitzhak Aharonovich (21 March 2007 – 18 January 2008) | Yisrael Beiteinu | ||
Ruhama Avraham (from 14 July 2008) | Kadima | ||
Minister of Transportation and Road Safety | Shaul Mofaz | Kadima | |
Minister of Welfare and Social Services | Ehud Olmert (until 21 March 2007) | Kadima | |
Isaac Herzog (from 21 March 2007) | Labor Party | ||
Minister without Portfolio | Ruhama Avraham (4 July 2007 – 14 July 2008) | Kadima | |
Ami Ayalon (24 September 2007 – 16 December 2008) | Labor Party | ||
Eitan Cabel (until 4 May 2007) | Labor Party | ||
Yitzhak Cohen (until 14 January 2008) | Shas | ||
Ya'akov Edri (until 4 July 2007) | Kadima | ||
Raleb Majadele (29 January – 21 March 2007) | Labor Party | ||
Meshulam Nahari | Shas | ||
Deputy Minister of Defense | Efraim Sneh (30 October 2006 – 18 June 2007) | Labor Party | |
Matan Vilnai (from 2 July 2007) | Labor Party | ||
Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs | Majalli Wahabi (from 29 October 2007) | Kadima |
1 Peres left office when elected President.
2 Barak replaced Peretz when he defeated him in the party leadership election.
3 Pines-Paz resigned from the government in protest at the inclusion of Yisrael Beiteinu.
References[]
- ^ www.knesset.gov.il https://www.knesset.gov.il/history/eng/eng_hist17_s.htm. Retrieved 2021-02-26. Missing or empty
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(help) - ^ Lieberman blasts Arab MKs, pulls party out of government Archived 2008-01-19 at the Wayback Machine Haaretz, 16 January 2008
- ^ "First Arab joins Israeli cabinet". 2007-01-28. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ "Makovsky: Olmert Likely to Head New Israeli Government in Coalition with Labor". Council on Foreign Relations. Retrieved 2021-02-26.
- ^ Muller, Tom; Lansford, Tom (2012-04-02). Political Handbook of the World 2012. SAGE. ISBN 978-1-60871-995-2.
- ^ mfa.gov.il https://mfa.gov.il/mfa/aboutisrael/history/pages/elections%2520in%2520israel%2520march%25202006.aspx. Retrieved 2021-02-26. Missing or empty
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External links[]
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